Articles filed under Performing Arts
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'Brontë' satisfies only literary fansApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Polly Teale weaving historical fact with literary fiction in her play "Brontë" will no doubt delight fans of sisters Charlotte ("Jane Eyre") and Emily ("Wuthering Height...
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'Boneyard Prayer' arrestingApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Known for its bold, physical, highly theatrical events, Chicago's Redmoon Theatre always delivers arresting visuals. Most of them involve a combination of remarkable pup...
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Profiles gives LaBute drama no-holds-barred productionApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - For the better part of two years, Profiles Theatre has devoted itself to Neil LaBute, a playwright who shares the company's affinity for the kind of bracing theater that...
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Theater newsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Theater Oobleck remounts its production of "The Strangerer," Mickle Maher's satiric re-imagining of Albert Camus' absurdist tale. Maher re-sets it during the 2004 presid...
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Theater eventsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Driving Daisy Alfred Uhry examines the unlikely, 25-year friendship between a tetchy, White Southern matron and her kindly Black chauffeur in "Driving Miss Daisy." Jill ...
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'Planets' align as CSO chorus continues 50th anniversary celebrationApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - This has been a season of celebration for the Chicago Symphony Chorus, founded by the late Margaret Hillis at the invitation of then-music director Fritz Reiner in 1957....
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CD Review: Moby's 'Last Night'Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Activist. Faithful. Blogger. Vegan. Let's not forget DJ. Moby's beliefs might turn off some (He's been called a "Jesus Freak" in Britain.), but he remains a DJ at heart,...
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'American Idol' fans cut RamieleApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - It was Ramiele Malubay's turn to bow out of "American Idol" on Wednesday when the hit TV talent show's fans gave her rendition of "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" the fewest ...
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Ruhl rings it upApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Playwright Sarah Ruhl walked into the Steppenwolf Theatre lobby recently, saw the walls filled with photos of its ensemble members and it hit her. "Steppenwolf is actual...
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Cast energizes lively 'Drowsy Chaperone'Apr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - No bouncy overture heralds the opening of "The Drowsy Chaperone." No buoyant production number sets the story in motion. Instead from a darkened stage, a disembodied voi...